Safety and Efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for People With Post-traumatic Stress and Cardiovascular Illness

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating people who are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder after a heart attack.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00364910

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

60

Starts

2006-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-26

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Suffered an acute heart attack or invasive treatment procedure related to a cardiovascular illness within 2 to 12 months of study entry
• Meets the threshold PTSD screening criterion
• Prescribed an anticoagulant or anti-aggregant at least 2 weeks prior to study entry

You may not qualify if…

• Readmitted to the hospital due to cardiovascular complications within 2 months of study entry
• Medically unstable
• Not prescribed aspirin
• Does not identify an event related to the cardiovascular illness as the primary trauma
• Cannot take care of self and is dependent on a caretaker for adherence to medications or clinic visits
• Suffers from other medical illnesses, including diseases that cause significant cognitive impairment (e.g., severe Alzheimer's), diseases that cause severe psychotic symptoms leading to disorientation (e.g., hepatic encephalopathy), diseases that cause brittle and uncontrollable blood pressure (e.g., pheochromocytoma), and diseases that cause uncontrollable hypercholesterolemia (e.g., severe familial hypercholesterolemia)
• Suicidal or history of suicide attempt
• Psychotic or suffers from a psychotic spectrum disorder
• Receiving psychotropic medications or psychotherapy and changed dosage or frequency of treatment within 2 weeks of study entry
• Currently receiving CBT

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States
• Elmhurst Hospital Center — Queens, New York, United States

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